Social development

Phnom Penh’s garment factories are operating at a greatly reduced capacity as workers return home to the provinces in droves in response to the government’s decision to increase security after the opposition warned they plan to hold mass demonstrations against the election results. Ken Loo, secretary-general ...

Locals and rights groups on Wednesday said dozens of farmers in a village in Preah Vihear province have been singled out for eviction after supporting the opposition CNRP in last month’s vote, a claim their village chief denied. Residents of Choam Ksan district’s Kom Prak village ...

Families driven from their homes in Banteay Meanchey province by flooding can now receive nearby healthcare, after a clinic opened near an evacuation area over the weekend. The makeshift clinic, set up by the provincial government, makes available medicine and care to about 100 families living ...

When opposition leader Sam Rainsy last touched down at Phnom Penh International Airport, he was greeted by some 100,000 supporters in what was the largest opposition rally in Cambodia’s 20 years of democracy. When he returns on Friday from the U.S., where he has been at­tending ...

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights yesterday expressed concern at a recent spate of land disputes coming on the heels of last month’s vote, and questioned whether campaign promises of resolving the Kingdom’s ongoing land issues had been forgotten now that the election has passed. The ...

About 300,000 women of reproductive age will receive higher-quality emergency obstetric and newborn-care services thanks to a sizeable handover of medical equipment and supplies to government health centres and hospitals in Kampong Thom, Kampot and Kep provinces. Through a partnership seeking to improve the social healthcare ...

Cambodia’s health ministry today announced two more H5N1 avian flu cases, both in children, the hardest-hit group in that country so far. The patients are a 9-year-old boy from Battambang province and a 5-year-old girl from Kandal province, according to a joint statement today from Cambodia’s ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng sat down with representatives from 10 civil society organisations on Friday for what Cambodian Center for Human Rights president Ou Virak described as a “very frank discussion” of how to handle the investigation into the multitude of alleged irregularities in last ...

BATI DISTRICT, Takeo province – At a farming school here last week, 150 poor agricultural workers gathered to celebrate graduating a two-month training course. The new group of educators will now set out with their newly acquired skills to help transform the country’s poorest rural ...

Cambodia’s Interior Minister Sar Kheng warned the opposition party leader and his supporters that they will be held responsible if their planned mass demonstration against election results leads to violence and destruction of public and private properties. “A peaceful protest against any issues is the freedom ...

Their work is far from over, but Jarai minority villagers in Ratanakkiri province took another important step forward yesterday in their quest for communal land titles. More than 200 residents of O’Yadav district’s Pate commune signed declarations outlining the ways in which they make use of ...

By 8 p.m. on the day of the July 28 election, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith was declaring victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s CPP with 68 seats to the opposition’s 55. In the days that followed, preliminary results released by the National Election Committee (NEC) arrived ...

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) yesterday raised concerns over the ongoing election results verification process, saying the manner in which it was carried out makes it almost meaningless as a tool to check returns. From Saturday to Tuesday, the National Election Committee carried out ...

The Ministry of Health will investigate a baby milk formula sold in Cambodia that has been recalled over a risk it contains bacteria that causes botulism, an official said Tuesday. New Zealand dairy company Fonterra has advised eight companies that bought a whey protein concentrate produced ...

Cambodia’s Social Affairs Minister urged factory workers, employers and the public not to be concerned regarding the rumors of disorder and planned protests after the country’s recent parliamentary election. He appealed to all factories and enterprises within the country to proceed as normal. “The Cambodian government ...

Nun Vanak is an excellent example of how Cambodia’s garment manufacturing industry has helped to change lives of hundreds of thousands of people in this country. The 23-year-old is part of Cambodia’s half-a-million-strong workforce – mostly young women – that keeps these garment factories running. Her income ...

The CNRP and the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) on Monday called for a full investigation into the National Election Committee’s (NEC) independence as well as its possible role in the irregularities the opposition says occurred during the national election on ...

An opposition activist in Siem Reap province’s Varin district said he has fled his home upon receiving word that men in military dress were asking about his whereabouts after he spoke to the press about allegations of military corruption stuffed into a ballot box on ...

Independent election monitors and civil society groups submitted a request to the National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday asking to review post-election voter rolls and Identity Certificates for Elections (ICE) forms in seven provinces in which reports of election irregularities were widespread on July 28. The ...

Repeating his country’s call for a transparent investigation into irregularities during the July 28 national election, the U.S. ambassador to Cambodia has urged the government to repair deficiencies in the electoral process. While some foreign governments have issued congratulatory messages to Prime Minister Hun Sen and ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) decided today to establish a joint committee to investigate the alleged irregularities of Sunday’s election, an official said Saturday. “We decided to create a joint committee which will consists of representatives from the NEC, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and ...

Representatives from more than 90 Cambodian businesses gathered yesterday at the Council of Ministers building in Phnom Penh to hear about a new initiative that aims to encourage private sector investment in agriculture. The $55.6 million project is an extension of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) ...

ស្រប​ពេល​ដែល​លទ្ធផល​បោះឆ្នោត​នីតិកាល​ទី​៥ នៅ​មាន​ភាព​ចម្រូងចម្រាស​នៅ​ឡើយ អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំមើល​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស យូមែន រ៉ៃថ៍ វ៉ច្ឆ (Human Rights Watch) បាន​ចេញ​ផ្សាយ​របាយការណ៍​បន្ទាន់​មួយ ស្ដីពី​ការ​បន្លំ​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត​ដែល​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ជា​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ ឆ្នោត​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​​​២៨ កក្កដា ដែល​​រៀប​ចំឡើង​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន សហការ​ជាមួយ​ក្រសួង​មហាផ្ទៃ។ អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស យូមែន រ៉ៃថ៍ វ៉ច្ឆ បាន​ចេញ​របាយ​ការណ៍​បន្ទាន់​មួយ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៣១ កក្កដា បង្ហាញ​ថា គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា មាន​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ការ​បង្កើត​ឲ្យ​មាន​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ជា​ ប្រព័ន្ធ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​នីតិកាល​ទី​៥ កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៨ កក្កដា កន្លង​ទៅ។របាយការណ៍​នេះ​រៀប​រាប់​អំពី​ករណី​ក្លែង​បន្លំ​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត​ដ៏​ ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ​ដែល​បាន​កើត​ឡើង​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​មួយ​ចំនួន ហើយ​ថែម​ទាំង​មាន​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​បម្រើ​ ការ​ក្នុង​ជួរ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ទៀត​ផង។ អង្គការ​នេះ​បាន​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ឃើញ​ថា មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​បម្រើ​ការ​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច មាន​ការ​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ការ​ចេញ​ឯកសារ​ក្លែងក្លាយ និង​បាន​រៀបចំ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​មួយ​ចំនួន​អាច​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​បាន​ច្រើន​ កន្លែង។ មេ​ភូមិ​ម្នាក់​ដែល​សុំ​មិន​បញ្ចេញ​អត្តសញ្ញាណ​បាន​ផ្ដល់​បទសម្ភាសន៍​ដល់ ​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំមើល​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​មួយ​នេះ​ ដោយ​​បង្ហាញ​ពី​របៀប​ដែល​អាជ្ញាធរ​មូលដ្ឋាន​របស់​គាត់​ក្លែង​បន្លំ​ឯកសារ​ បញ្ជាក់​អត្តសញ្ញាណ​ដល់​អ្នក​បោះ​ឆ្នោត។ ឯកសារ​នេះ​អាច​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ដែល​មាន​ឈ្មោះ​ក្នុង​បញ្ជី​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​បាន ទោះ​បី​ជា​មិន​មាន​ឯកសារ​បញ្ជាក់​អត្ត​សញ្ញាណ​ស្រប​ច្បាប់​ក៏​ដោយ។ កិច្ចការ ​នោះ​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ជា​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ ដោយ​ក្រុម​ការងារ​ថ្នាក់​កណ្ដាល​នៃ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ត្រូវ​បាន​គ្រប់​គ្រង​ដោយ​មេបញ្ជាការ​យោធា​ម្នាក់ និង​សមាជិក​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​មជ្ឈិម​បក្ស​ម្នាក់ ហើយ​មន្ត្រី​ថ្នាក់​មូលដ្ឋាន​ត្រូវ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ក្រោម​បង្គាប់​របស់​ពួក​គេ។ របាយការណ៍​របស់​អង្គការ​នោះ​បាន​បន្ត​ទៀត​ថា សមាជិក​ម្នាក់​ក្នុង​ក្រុម​ការងារ​ថ្នាក់​មជ្ឈិម​នោះ​​បាន​ចាត់​ចែង​ប្រមូល​ ...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi on Wednesday praised Cambodia’s general elections held on Sunday, and appealed for calm and political reconciliation. The human rights expert also appealed to the people and all political actors ...